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Beche De Mer
(Sea Cucumber - Trepang)

Commercial Fishing for Gurnard:

Red Gurnards are a bycatch species from demersal trawling.  They are also caught with Danish seines, longlines and gillnets.

Red Gurnards are sold whole chilled on domestic markets.

Estuary General Fishery in NSW
The Estuary General Fishery is a diverse multi-species multi-method fishery that may operate in 76 of the NSW's estuarine systems. It is the most diverse commercial fishery in NSW and comprises approximately 600 fishing businesses authorised to utilise 17 types of fishing gear. This fishery is a significant contributor to regional and state economies providing high quality seafood and bait to the community.

The Fishery includes all forms of commercial estuarine fishing (other than estuary prawn trawling which comprises the Estuary Prawn Trawl Fishery) in addition to the gathering of pipis and beachworms from ocean beaches. The most frequently used fishing methods are mesh and haul netting. Other methods used include trapping, hand-lining and hand-gathering.

On average, the 10 species that make up over 80% of landings by weight are sea mullet (Mugil cephalus) 40%, luderick (Girella tricuspidata) 8%, yellowfin bream (Acanthopagrus australis) 8%, school prawn (Metapenaeus macleayi) 5%, blue swimmer crab (Portunus pelagicus) 4%, dusky flathead (Platycephalus fuscus) 4%, sand whiting (Sillago ciliata) 3%, pipi (Donax deltoides) 3%, mud crab (Scylla serrata) 3% and silver biddy (Gerres subfasciatus) 2%

 

Scientific Name	Cheildonichthy kumu
Location	Australia Wide
Season	All year round
Size	To 1 kg
Australian Species Code	37 288001
Taste, Texture	-

See Also:
Red Gurnard (Cheildonichthy kumu) Photographs and Information

Catching Red Gurnard | Reef Fishing | Bait for Red Gurnard

Cooking Red Gurnard | Recipes using Red Gurnard

Commercial Fishery of Red Gurnard (Cheildonichthy kumu) | Buy Sell Gurnard